What do groundhogs eat? Groundhogs are herbivores. They eat primarily plants such as grasses, flowers, and other vegetation. ... Groundhogs are also known to eat meat such as chipmunks or other small mammals they have found dead or killed themselves.

What is groundhog's favorite food?

Favorite foods include alfalfa, clover, peas, beans, lettuce, broccoli, plantain, and soybeans. Groundhogs will often devour your seedlings before they even have time to grow. Rabbits and deer eat some of the same plants, so make sure to check for burrows before concluding that you have groundhogs.

What can I feed a wild groundhog?

Types of Food

Greens like lettuce, alfalfa, clovers, dandelions, daisies, red mulberry and hackberry leaves. Trees (specifically bark and twigs) like black cherry and dogwood. Vegetation like carrots, celery, corn, peas, and beans. Fruits like berries, cherries and apples.